Tergu – Nuragic Fortress and Church of N.S. of Tergu

Whatcan be seenfrom the nuragic fortressof MonteEliasis oneof the most beautiful scenery ever.If you’re luckyand if you are around there on a nice day, your sight can wanderthroughoutthe Gulf of Asinara,on the one hand as far as PortoTorresandStintino, on the other untilthe Red Island.

We were a little disappointed by the nuragic remains , because barely visibleandunappealing(when we wentthere was tall grass…), butall threetimeswe were there, we found along the way(a little moreofa laneinthe middle of anamazingcountryside) a pair ofwild boars anda little further on, to the delight ofchildren, apigstywithmany littlepiglets. Perhaps for what I have just said could seem that the place is not worth of being visited, butifwe went backthree times(the lastorganizedwithsandwiches forapicnic lunch) is only because the place from the point of view of nature is really beautiful and the view that you can enjoy from here is truly lovely. The placecommunicatesanintense feeling ofpeace andwell-being.If you are anature loveryou can notmiss it.

GPS coordinatesof the parking lotof the fortress: 40.882565, 8.711026

Church ofN.S.Tergu

Anotherattractionof this small townis the church ofNostra Signora di Tergu, one of the greatestexamples of Romanesque architectureinSardinia.The churchand the remainsof the nearbyabbeyare locatedin acountry setting,accessible via astone archwhich looks out onalarge yardaccessiblefrom the drivewayof the Benedictines. This wasa Benedictine abbeyand its foundation, according to the Libellusjudicumturritanorum(documentin the vulgarlogudoreseprobablydrafted by amonkin the thirteenthcentury), can be attributed to the judge of Torres,MarianoIdeLacon–Gunale (who reigned between 1065and1082). The churchthenisamong the possessions of Monte Cassino Abbey from1122.ThePseudocondagheofSantaMaria of Tergu( was an administrative document in use in Sardinia between the 11th and 13th centuries. They are one of the earliest witnesses for the development of the Sardinian language and are an important source for historians of medieval Sardinia)lists1117as the date ofthe consecrationof the temple,the construction of whichwas attendedby workers from Lombardy andPisa.In 1444the church and themonasterybecame partof the possessionsof the “Arcidiocesi Turritana”. Characteristic is the colorgivento the church bythe cantons of redtrachyte. Here, too,thefeeling you getis that ofpeace, and looking at thechurch you can’t not to think about how itwas to be theplacein the XIIcentury.

There are different ways to arrive to Tergu,depending onwhere you start, you can choose the coastal roadinthe direction ofCastelsardo (arrived inloc.LuBagnuturninthe direction ofTerguonSP15) orif you go trough theinsideyou can take theSP17 tahtlink Nulvi to TerguorevenfromSP672-Sassari-Tempio, you can turnon theSS127inthe direction ofPerfugasand then on theSS134inthe direction ofSedini, continuing toTergu.

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